Wire container



March 27, 1934. J. w COOK 1,952,055

WIRE CONTAINER Filed Feb. 9. 1932 I Q g iNVENTOR 9- W 6700* '"Ig :2 BYI, 4,4 :fl/ g 7 Patented Mar. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WIRECONTAINER.

Application February 9, 1932, Serial No. 591,914

7 Claims.

The present invention relates to a combined carton, holder and dispenserfor wire in coil form, and an object of the invention is to provide acontainer of the carton form for holding a coil of wire while beingshipped, said carton being of simple construction and embodying meansfor facilitating its being carried about and for guiding the wire whilebeing pulled out as it is used. A further object is to provide a cartonof such construction that it may be made by the usual methods and may befolded flat for shipping to the wire manufacturer, and which carton maybe conveniently used by the workman to carry the coil from place toplace while installation is in progress, said carton being provided witha member which serves as a handle or bail therefor and also as a guidefor the wire as it is pulled out, preventing kinking or binding of thewire as it leaves the coil within the carton.

A further object is to provide certain other new and useful features,all as hereinafter set forth andmore particularly pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of a container or cartonillustrative of an embodiment of the invention and showing the samepartly in section and partly in folded position with coiled wiretherein;

Fig. 21s a similar perspective view of the container in condition tohave the wire drawn therefrom and showing the guiding means for the wirein operative position;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the container in the positionshown in Figure 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the empty carton or container inpartly folded condition;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the carton in the position shown in Figure4;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank for forming the carton before beingfolded; and

Fig. '7 is a blank adapted to form an inside top for the carton.

Reference to the several parts of the device embodying the inventionwill now be made by the use of reference characters designatingcorresponding parts throughout the several views.

The blank which is folded to form the box or carton is shown in Figure 6and comprises a longitudinal strip 1 extending from end to end of theblank and when folded upon the lines 2, forms the side walls 3 and endwalls 4 of the box, the ends of this strip being secured together bymeans of a tab 5 at one end of the strip to overlap the opposite endthereof and be secured of a width to meet at their edges when so folded5 and provide a tight closure. Each of these tabs 9 are preferablycreased as -at 11 alongtheir longitudinal median line for a purposehereinafter set forth, and the side wall portions 3 are formed at theirsides opposite the tabs 6, with 7 tabs 12 to fold inwardly beneath thetabs 9, forming a partial double top for the box, these tabs 12 beingcomparatively narrow to leave a space' between their inner edges at thecenter of the top and if found desirable, the free corners of these tabs12 may be cut away as shown.

These tabs 12 provide a place of attachment for the ends of a strap 13which is preferably formed of thin flexible metal, for the purpose ofstrength and durability, and this strap extends diametrically across thebox and is of greater length than the width of the box from side wall toside wall thereof, thus forming a loop above the plane of the box top toserve as a handle by means of which the workmen may carry the box withits coil of wire therein, from place to place.

In Figure '7 is shown a blank 14 adapted to be secured within the boxwith the end portions 15 of the blank folded and made fast to the underside of the tabs 12 close to the walls 3, to form a supplemental topcover lying directly above and close' to the upper end of the coil ofwire 16 in the box and this inside supplemental top is formed with acentral circular opening 17 concentric with the center of the coil sothat when the box is opened, the end of the wire may be drawn from thecenter of the coil, out through this opening and then passed through anopening 18 in the strap, the supplemental top 14 pre- 100 venting theturns of the wire coil from slipping up through the open top of the boxand becoming tangled, and the opening 18 in the strap serving as a guidefor the wire as it is pulled out, preventing kinking of the wire,regardless 105 of the direction in which it is led after passing throughthe guide.

As illustrated in Figure 1, in packing the wire coil in the box forshipping purposes, the coil is placed in the box, and then the loop ofthe strap 110 the supplemental top and into the center of the,

coil where it is out of the way, the flaps 12 being drawn down flat uponthis supplemental top 14,

and then the flaps -9 may be folded thereover, the free edges of theseflaps meeting above the strap and tightly closing the box, they beingsecured in that position in any suitable manner.

In opening the box to dispense the wire therefrom, the cover flaps 9 arefirst loosened and turned back to the position in which one of theseflaps is shown in Figure l, the strap 13 is then graspedand pulled up tothe position shown in Figure 3, thereby swinging the flaps 12 upwardly.With the parts in this position, in order that the flaps 9 may not be inthe way in carrying the box from place to place by means of said strapwhich forms a handle or bail therefor, the flaps 9 are folded, the edgeportion downward upon the attached portion, along the lines or creases11 and then these double flaps are tucked in beneath the ends of theflaps 12, the cutting away of the corners of these flaps 12 assisting inso positioning the flaps 9.

The parts are thus brought to the position shown in Figure 2, ready fordispensing the wire, the end of the wire being first pulled out throughthe opening 17 and passed through the guide opening '18 in the strap, sothat the box may be set down and the. wire drawn therefrom withoutkinking or becoming entangled, thus dispensing with the necessity forremoving the coil from the box and placing it upon a reel.

In order that the blank forming the entire box, may be folded fiat afterthe tab 5 has been secured to the opposite end of the strip 1 with thestrap 13 secured to the tabs 12 as shown in Figure 4,

the tabs 8 and 9 and the portions 4 are creased transversely along thecentral lines 19, thus permitting the sides 3 and their flaps 6 to befolded, flat against each other in shipping the carton to the wiremanufacturer.

This construction provides a very strong box which, not only serves as acontainer in which the wire coil may be shipped, but also as a holder inwhich the coil may be carried from place to place and fromwhich it maybe directly dispensed, the strap not only serving as handy means forcarrying the box, but also as a guide for the wire as it is pulled fromthe box. The construction is also such that the box may bemanufacturedby the usual methods employed in making such cartons, and issimple and easy to form from blanks and may be cheaply assembled.

Obviously changes may be made in the construction and arrangement ofparts within the scope of the appended claims, and such changes arecontemplated.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is:-

1. A carton for wire coils comprising a box having side walls, and aflexible strap connected at its ends to said walls and extendingupwardly therefrom and across the box in the form of a flexible loop,said strap being provided with an opening intermediate its ends throughwhich an end portion of the wire from said coil in said box is adaptedto be passed to guide said wire.

2. A carton for jholdin'g wire coils and dispensing the wire therefrom,said carton being formed from a blank providing side and end walls forsaid carton-and tabs forming bottom walls, a thin flexible metal strapconnected at its ends to the opposite sides of said carton and extendingacross the open top thereof, and means integral with certain of saidwalls and foldable to form a top closure, said strap being adapted to beflexed into the open top of said carton and to be covered by said topclosure.

3. A carton for holding a coil of wire and dispensing the wire from saidcoil, said carton comprising side and end walls and inwardly foldable toform the top and bottom walls of the carton, and a thin flexible strapconnected to certain of said walls and extending across the top of saidcarton and provided intermediate said walls, with an opening throughwhich the wire from said coil is adapted to be led to guide said wire asit is pulled from said coil.

4. A carton formed from a blank foldable to provide side, end and bottomwalls, a strap, connected at its ends to certain of said walls andextending across said carton in the form of a loop, certain other ofsaid walls being formed with tabs adapted to be folded over the open topof said carton and depress said strap into said open top and conceal ittherein.

5. A carton formed from a blank providing a longitudinal strip to formside and end walls of the carton and tabs extending laterally from saidstrip and adapted to be folded inward over the open top of said carton,and a flexible metal strap secured to certain of said tabs and extendingacross said open top, said other tabs being foldable inward over saidstrap to conceal the same and to close the open top of the carton.

6. A carton formed from a blank folded to form a rectangular box havingside, end, top and bottom walls, a supplemental top wall within said boxadjacent its top and formed with an axial opening above the upper end ofa wire coil in said box, and a strap connected at its ends to said sidewalls of said box to extend across said box below the top thereof and ofgreater length than the width of said box, said strap having an openingopposite said opening in said supplemental top.

7. A carton comprising a box having side walls formed with integralinwardly foldable short flaps and end walls formed with integralinwardly foldable flaps to overlie said side wall flaps and close theupper end of said box, and a flexible strap secured at its ends to saidshort flaps and of greater length than the distance between said sidewalls to provide a loop adapted to be depressed into said box betweenthe inner edges of said short flaps and to be concealed by the inwardfolding of the end wall flaps over said side wall flaps.

JAY W. COOK.

